poker stars had a very reasonable rake and they used to be a great site.
However, in the aftermath of Black Friday, the original owner sold the site to someone else.
The people who bought it paid a lot of money for Poker Stars.
But they didn't have a lot of cash on hand, they borrowed most of the purchase price from banks.
Then it was discovered they might be playing financial funny games behind the scenes and Quebec prosecuted them for it, which ended in acquittal.
But after all of that mess, the site was sold yet again.
Each time the site is sold, the price goes higher and higher.
And the debt gets bigger and bigger.
So to make my long story a shorter story...
...that is why today Poker Stars rake is absurd and a travesty.
It didn't start this way, and it never should have ended up this way.
As an American, I only blame one party for this entire mess.
My own damn US Federal Government who started the entire downfall of Poker Stars by their illegal, unethical and immoral actions of April 15, 2011.
Actions which to this very day have still not been remedied.
/soapbox